wonder vs ponder
ponder vs wonderwonder is a noun but ponder is not a noun.
wonder and ponder both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wonder | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| ponder | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
ponder is a hypernym of
wonder; that is, ponder is a
word with a broader meaning than wonder:
- wonder: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
- ponder: reflect deeply on a subject
Other hypernyms of wonder include
chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over.
| wonder (noun) | ponder (noun) |
|---|---|
| a state in which you want to learn more about something | |
| something that causes feelings of wonder | |
| the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising |
| wonder (verb) | ponder (verb) |
|---|---|
| have a wish or desire to know something | reflect deeply on a subject |
| place in doubt or express doubtful speculation | |
| be amazed at |
Words related to "wonder"
- admiration
- amazement
- astonishment
- awe
- chew over
- cognitive state
- contemplate
- curiosity
- curiousness
- desire to know
- enquire
- excogitate
- happening
- inquire
- inquisitiveness
- interest
- involvement
- lust for learning
- marvel
- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- ponder
- query
- question
- react
- reflect
- request
- respond
- ruminate
- scruple
- speculate
- state of mind
- think over
- thirst for knowledge
- wonderer
- wonderment
- wondrous
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